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as in forged
to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive
pranksters faked giant footprints and then claimed that they had seen Bigfoot
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as in pretended
to present a false appearance of
while running for class president, Dan was not above faking friendship with people just to get their votes
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as in concocted
to perform, make, or do without preparation
if you give me the gist of the plan, I can probably fake enough for the speech
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as in evaded
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement
the running back faked the defense by stepping to his left and then quickly cutting to the right
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Recent Examples of faked
Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 20 Aug. 2025
The moms employed by Butler, however, denied having any knowledge of the faked stings and investigations, according to a follow-up episode of Dr. Phil.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 22 July 2025
Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
When a flight attendant noticed, Dali faked vomiting to excuse her lengthy time in the bathroom, according to prosecutors.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
But eradicating faked injuries is the change that stands to have the biggest positive impact on the sport.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 20 Aug. 2025
The moms employed by Butler, however, denied having any knowledge of the faked stings and investigations, according to a follow-up episode of Dr. Phil.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 22 July 2025
Verb
The Slovenian star faked a shot from the left wing, forcing Knicks forward OG Anunoby into a shot-blocking position, before firing a fadeaway 3-pointer while falling into the courtside crowd as the shot clock hit zero.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
When a flight attendant noticed, Dali faked vomiting to excuse her lengthy time in the bathroom, according to prosecutors.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faked
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Obama recently teamed up with NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards to squash their fake beef while promoting his Obama Presidential Center opening June 19 in Chicago.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The studio put an ad in The Boston Globe in December that looked like a fake engagement announcement.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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For 12 years, Maduro presided over the hollowing out of Venezuela as the steward of Chavismo, the hybrid regime forged by Hugo Chavez that wrapped authoritarianism in a democratic disguise.—
Boris Muñoz,
Time,
3 Apr. 2026
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The joint move from Kennedy and Zeldin comes as activists from Kennedy’s MAHA movement have forged fragile political ties with the EPA but expressed frustration with lack of action on their priorities, including pesticide regulation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The criminals pretended to work for the FBI.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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This time, the scammers pretended to be representatives of Indiana and Maryland’s courts.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Police said Wang had slashed their throats and concocted a story about arriving home and shooting at a fleeing intruder responsible for the killings.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, scientists identified the virus, deciphered its secrets, concocted a vaccine, put it into production, and rendered the disease manageable – all within a year.—
David Blumenthal,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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Twin direct hits in southern Israel over the weekend injured at least 180 people, while an additional series of direct strikes — missiles that evaded interceptors — in central Tel Aviv earlier this week injured fewer than 10, according to health officials.—
Rebecca Shabad,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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Investigators believe Nunez evaded law enforcement by obtaining false identification documents and fleeing the country.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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The scam operations typically involve bogus investment schemes and feigned romances that collectively extort tens of billions of dollars from victims around the world every year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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That leaves only the feigned feud between Paul and Gronkowski — Brady’s longtime pal and New England Patriots teammate.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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To make this work, the researchers first simulated what these photonuclear events should look like.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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These additional effects are entirely simulated.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2026
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First canals and then locks were devised to guide boats around the falls.—
Adam Sachs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Suno devised all the vocals, instrumentation, arrangements, production, mixing and mastering for all of Tempchin’s songs on both those albums.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Faked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faked. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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